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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 910 · 40 questions
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The fast method (One-step multiplier): Increase by p%: multiply by (100 + p)% — up 20% is × 1.2. Decrease by p%: multiply by (100 − p)% — down 25% is × 0.75. Easy way to multiply: × the whole number (115 or 75), then ÷ 100.

NameDateTime takenScore ___ / 40
  1. 1.172 decreased by 50% =
  2. 2.624 decreased by 25% =
  3. 3.200 increased by 60% =
  4. 4.540 increased by 60% =
  5. 5.650 increased by 40% =
  6. 6.95 decreased by 40% =
  7. 7.630 decreased by 10% =
  8. 8.740 increased by 30% =
  9. 9.450 decreased by 8% =
  10. 10.100 decreased by 60% =
  11. 11.148 decreased by 50% =
  12. 12.240 decreased by 60% =
  13. 13.600 increased by 8% =
  14. 14.320 decreased by 50% =
  15. 15.640 increased by 10% =
  16. 16.110 decreased by 30% =
  17. 17.40 decreased by 15% =
  18. 18.240 increased by 25% =
  19. 19.560 decreased by 5% =
  20. 20.160 decreased by 15% =
  21. 21.195 increased by 40% =
  22. 22.360 decreased by 75% =
  23. 23.775 increased by 8% =
  24. 24.600 decreased by 15% =
  25. 25.585 increased by 40% =
  26. 26.380 increased by 15% =
  27. 27.460 increased by 35% =
  28. 28.440 increased by 5% =
  29. 29.540 increased by 15% =
  30. 30.755 decreased by 20% =
  31. 31.60 increased by 20% =
  32. 32.325 increased by 12% =
  33. 33.504 decreased by 75% =
  34. 34.220 increased by 35% =
  35. 35.640 decreased by 15% =
  36. 36.536 increased by 50% =
  37. 37.140 decreased by 15% =
  38. 38.140 decreased by 35% =
  39. 39.775 increased by 8% =
  40. 40.380 increased by 35% =

Answer key

  1. 86
  2. 468
  3. 320
  4. 864
  5. 910
  6. 57
  7. 567
  8. 962
  9. 414
  10. 40
  11. 74
  12. 96
  13. 648
  14. 160
  15. 704
  16. 77
  17. 34
  18. 300
  19. 532
  20. 136
  21. 273
  22. 90
  23. 837
  24. 510
  25. 819
  26. 437
  27. 621
  28. 462
  29. 621
  30. 604
  31. 72
  32. 364
  33. 126
  34. 297
  35. 544
  36. 804
  37. 119
  38. 91
  39. 837
  40. 513

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